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Leningrad : state of siege 🔍
Basic Civitas Books, Book Club Edition, 2008
Michael Jones 🔍
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When the German High Command encircled Leningrad it was a deliberate policy to eradicate the city's civilian population by starving them to death. As winter set in and food supplies dwindled, starvation and panic set in. A specialist in battle psychology and the vital role of morale in desperate circumstances, Michael Jones tells the human story of Leningrad. Drawing on newly available eyewitness accounts and diaries, he shows Leningrad in its every dimension including taboo truths, long-suppressed by the Soviets, such as looting, criminal gangs and cannibalism. But, for many ordinary citizens, Leningrad marked the triumph of the human spirit. They drew deeply on their inner resources to inspire, comfort and help one another. At the height of the siege an extraordinary live performance of Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony profoundly strengthened the city's will to resist. When German troops heard it in their trenches one remarked: 'We began to understand we would never take Leningrad. Yet, Leningrad's self-defence came at a huge price. When the 900-day siege ended in 1944 almost a million people had died and those who survived would be permanently marked by what they had endured, as this superbly insightful history delineates
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Jones, Michael (Signed)
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Michael K. Jones
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John Murray Publishers Ltd : [distributor] Bookpoint
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Hachette Littlehampton
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Hodder & Stoughton
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John Murray Press
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Hodder Education
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Hodder Paperback
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Hodder Hb
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United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom
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1. publ. in Great Britain, London, 2008
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United States, United States of America
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Hachette Book Group, New York, 2008
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New York, New York State, 2008
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New Edition, 2008
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New York, 2011
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Reprint, 2011
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Jan 11, 2011
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Apr 02, 2008
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1st, 2008
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PS, 2008
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"Published in Great Britain in 2008 by John Murray"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 306-309) and index.
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<p><p>in August 1941, Hitler&#8217;s Armies Blocked The Last Roads Leading Into Leningrad. What Followed Was One Of The Most Horrific Sieges In History. <p></p> <h3>publishers Weekly</h3> <p><p>british Military Historian Jones (<i>stalingrad</i>) Explores The Physical And Psychological Depths Of The 872-day Siege Of Leningrad During Wwii-one Of The Most Horrific Sieges In History-in This Sobering Chronicle. Leningrad, A City Of 2.5 Million, Was A Major Objective Of Hitler Because Of Its Economic, Military And Symbolic Significance (as The Birthplace Of The Bolshevik Revolution). Besieged And Poorly Served By The Corrupt And Incompetent City Administration, Leningrad Descended Into Starvation, Widespread Looting And Cannibalism And Deadly Epidemics. Despite The Appalling Conditions, Says Jones, A Remarkable Humanity Still Survived, And Leningrad Miraculously Managed To Hold Out Until The Soviet Army Liberated The City In January 1944. It's Likely That More Than One Million Civilians Perished During The Siege. Following In The Footsteps Of Harrison Salisbury's Classic 1969 Account, <i>the 900 Days,</i>jones Draws Extensively From The Diaries Of Siege Victims And Interviews With Survivors For A Harrowing Portrait Of Life Reduced To A Single Pursuit: The Hunt For Food. Readers Interested In Military History, The Soviet Union Or The Psychology Of Survival Will Appreciate This Unforgettable Saga. 35 B&amp;w Illus., 5 Maps. <i>(july)</i></p>copyright &copy; Reed Business Information, A Division Of Reed Elsevier Inc. All Rights Reserved.</p>
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<p>“All offers of surrender from Leningrad must be rejected,” wrote Adolph Hitler on September 29, 1941, at the outset of Operation Barbarossa. “In this struggle for survival, we have no interest in keeping even a proportion of the city’s population alive.”</p>
<p>During the famed 900-day siege of Leningrad, the German High Command deliberately planned to eradicate the city’s population through starvation. Viewing the Slavs as sub-human, Hitler embarked on a vicious program of ethnic cleansing. By the time the siege ended in January 1944, almost a million people had died. Those who survived would be marked permanently by what they endured as the city descended into chaos.</p>
<p>In <i>Leningrad</i>, military historian Michael Jones chronicles the human story of this epic siege. Drawing on newly available eyewitness accounts and diaries, he reveals the true horrors of the ordeal—including stories long-suppressed by the Soviets of looting, criminal gangs, and cannibalism. But he also shows the immense psychological resources on which the citizens of Leningrad drew to survive against desperate odds. At the height of the siege, for instance, an extraordinary live performance of Shostakovich’s Seventh Symphony profoundly strengthened the city’s will to resist.</p>
<p>A riveting account of one of the most harrowing sieges of world history, <i>Leningrad</i> also portrays the astonishing power of the human will in the face of even the direst catastrophe.</p>
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'All offers of surrender from Leningrad must be rejected,'wrote Adolph Hitler on September 29, 1941, at the outset of Operation Barbarossa.'In this struggle for survival, we have no interest in keeping even a proportion of the city's population alive.'During the famed 900-day siege of Leningrad, the German High Command deliberately planned to eradicate the city's population through starvation. Viewing the Slavs as sub-human, Hitler embarked on a vicious program of ethnic cleansing. By the time the siege ended in January 1944, almost a million people had died. Those who survived would be marked permanently by what they endured as the city descended into chaos. In Leningrad, military historian Michael Jones chronicles the human story of this epic siege. Drawing on newly available eyewitness accounts and diaries, he reveals the true horrors of the ordeal -- including stories long-suppressed by the Soviets of looting, criminal gangs, and cannibalism. But he also shows the immense psychological resources on which the citizens of Leningrad drew to survive against desperate odds. At the height of the siege, for instance, an extraordinary live performance of Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony profoundly strengthened the city's will to resist. A riveting account of one of the most harrowing sieges of world history, Leningrad also portrays the astonishing power of the human will in the face of even the direst catastrophe.
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Michael Jones tells the human story of the siege of Leningrad. Drawing on newly available eyewitness accounts, he shows Leningrad in its every dimension including taboos such as looting, criminal gangs and cannibalism. Jones' history reveals that when the 900-day siege finally came to an end in 1944, more than a million people had died, and those who survived would be permanently marked by what they had endured
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When the German High Command encircled Leningrad it was a deliberate policy to eradicate the city鈥檚 civilian population by starving them to death. As winter set in and food supplies dwindled, starvation and panic set in. A specialist in battle psychology
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Chronicles the harrowing 1941-44 siege of Leningrad by the Germans, in which one million residents of the Russian city perished
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Recounts the siege of Leningrad by Germany during World War II through the personal accounts of those who survived it.
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Michael Jones. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 306-309) And Index.
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2012-11-24
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